Biology 1001A Study Guide - Final Guide: Assortative Mating, Overdominance, Species Problem

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Biology 1001a: how does sustained directional selection affect the amount of genetic variation within a. The following questions were selected from previous tests to illustrate several styles of questioning you might expect in this course. This collection is not a practice exam ; it has not been balanced to represent the length, topic coverage nor difficulty of the coming final exam. Answers will be posted on thursday, december 6. In the meantime, discuss your answers in study groups and come to a consensus. 2012 population: the amount of genetic variation increases, the amount of genetic variation decreases, the amount of genetic variation stays the same, imagine a population of raccoons in which food-washing behaviour is controlled by the w locus. Ww individuals wash their food thoroughly before eating; ww individuals wash their food less thoroughly; and ww individuals never wash their food. After observing 1000 raccoons, you count 300 ww, 200 ww and 500 ww individuals.